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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Mandates entrusted by local authorities and their public establishments

Article D1611-32-13

…his management or financial account. The accounts produced by the agent shall show all expenditure and revenue transactions. The accounts produced by the agent show all expenditure and revenue transa…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Chairman of the hospital medical committee, vice-chairman of the hospital board

Article D6143-37-3

The time devoted to the duties of Chairman of the Institutional Medical Committee and Vice-Chairman of the Executive Board is included in the working hours of the practitioners concerned. A functional…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: General principles relating to the composition of National Professional Councils

Article D4021-3-1

A National Professional Council brings together learned societies and bodies bringing together healthcare professionals practising the same profession or speciality.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Development grant.

Article L2334-18-3

…in the last year in which the commune was eligible by a coefficient equal to 90% in the first year and then decreasing by one tenth each year.In addition, when, from 2000, a commune, of which the pub…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Demolition, removal or encapsulation plan

Article R4412-138-3

…ar: 1° The conditions for implementing the DEMAT @ MIANTE platform mentioned in Article R. 4412-133 and the procedures for its use by employers carrying out work involving the removal or encapsulation…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article 370-1-1

The adopter must be ten years older than the child he proposes to adopt. However, where the difference in age is less than that provided for in the preceding paragraph, the court may order the adoptio…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 15-3-1

Where, in the cases and in accordance with the procedures laid down by decree, the victim's complaint is submitted electronically, the record of receipt of the complaint shall be drawn up in accordanc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Election campaign and voting operations

Article R4031-34-3

Those responsible for the automated processing extract and record on sealed media the contents of the ballot box, the electoral rolls and the current reports managed by the servers. These operations a…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Powers of the overseas regions in relation to economic development and regional planning

Article L4433-10-3

…enquiry, the regional development plan, possibly amended to take account of the opinions expressed and the results of the enquiry, is adopted by the deliberative assembly of the region, department or…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The Public Prosecutor's Office

Article R15-33-30

Natural persons and duly declared associations who have been authorised as delegates of the public prosecutor under the conditions laid down in this section may be designated by the latter to be entru…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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